Did the devs forget about Reaper?

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Reaper is in a very bad state right now.

The devs mentioned in their ow2 beta vid that backliners like him and Tracer are doing really good. But I just don’t see it.

Reaper got nerfed so he’s a lot worse at fighting tanks. He’s never been the best at brawling since every other dps can outrange or outrun him. It’s also just cosmic coincidence that the heroes that counter Reaper, are usually meta. (And Reaper is also like the easiest hero to counter).

I really hope he gets a rework for Overwatch 2. Reaper was meta for a short bit in beyblade. Then an even shorter bit when they gave him too much healing.
Every other time for the past 6 years Reaper has been hard D or F tier.

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They kinda forgot about everyone.

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That’s cause the vids aren’t out yet.

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The best way to to buff Reaper would be to actually let him be strong close range and to nerf alot of the dps roster. Primarily removing close range burst damage from heroes who are supposed to be long/mid range.

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Devs abandoned everyone. They don’t care and have not cared for 2 years.

And Reaper is outclassed. Literally half the roster has been power crept. He doesn’t need buffs, the game needs nerfs to CC and excessive burst damage, as well as some poke spam.

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Old overwatch: “Don’t let Reaper close the gap!”

Current OW: “Guys they have a Reaper use cassidy to delete instantly.”
“But what if he wraithes?”
“Lol we have ana”

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Reaper is going to be broken without CC because he has lifesteal.

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Reaper’s gun is consistent, so they purposedly keep him being niche. He has his use depends on what needs to be done.

After all, if you are good at hitting shot, you should play heroes with precise gun instead of shot guns.

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if you don’t see the problem with this I cannot help you. Keeping a hero bad on purpose is absolute bad design

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Reaper is terrible design a shotgun hero with lifesteal, the easiest dps in the game to play. The lamest dps in the game.

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easy at low ranks.
I’ve found cassidy easier than reaper cuz reaper has no utility

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McCree requires way more aim.

Cree’s whole kit is built around flashbang. Junkrat the 2nd easiest dps outshines Reaper with double mines and rip tire.

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As a rein main who smashes reapers all day. I recommend they add damage reduction for reaper during his ult. As it stands, it is easily counterable with significant burst or a rein charge.

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No shot, lifesteal makes his ultimate not terrible.

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Lol death blossom is such a non-threat to reinhardt I agree with your idea.

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My original suggestion would be short term invincibility like when he phases. But I figured that would scare to many people.

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That would be broken. Anyways, lifesteal isn’t healthy for the hero. They’d need to remove it completely to buff him.

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I’ve never heard anyone complain about lifesteal lol

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Strongly disagree. Strong ults make the roster more interesting.

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Lifesteal isn’t gonna do much when all other damage is so high.

His had it at 50% at one point and he was still terrible then.

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